(VOVworld) – President Obama on Monday issued a global call for urgent action to address climate change, during his historic trip to Alaska, the US state most affected by the issue.

The Margerie Glacier, one of many glaciers that make up Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park (Photo: AP)

Addressing an international conference on the Arctic in Alaska, Obama said that the US recognized its role in creating the problem, and embraced its responsibility to help resolve it. A UN conference on climate change will be held in Paris, France, in December.